Twins 8-2 Royals (5 Aug, 2018) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Twins

51-58, 32-24 home


KC
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0
1	0	0	2	1	2	2	0	-	8	11	0

J. Berrios11-8

7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 3 BB

B. Smith1-3

5.0 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- Berríos pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- Pitch Type MPH
  2
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  3
  Strike Looking
  Curve 81
  4
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  5
  Ground Out
  Curve 82
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 1st
- B. Smith pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- Berríos pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 2nd
- B. Smith pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- Berríos pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 3rd
- B. Smith pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- Berríos pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 4th
- B. Smith pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- Berríos pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 5th
- B. Smith pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- Berríos pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 6th
- B. Smith pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- Berríos pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 7th
- G. Sparkman pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- A. Reed pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
TwinsBottom 8th
- J. Adam pitching for KC
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- O. Drake pitching for MIN
  KC
  MIN
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
2 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	94
3 Strike Looking	Curve	81
4 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	94
5 Ground Out	Curve	82

Royals
4
Twins
6

Game 1

4/8

Royals
2
Twins
8

Game 2

5/8

Royals
5
Twins
6

Game 3

5/8

Target Field

12:10 AM, 5 August 2018

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 27,909

Game Time:2:45

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor
First Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Second Base Umpire - Alan Porter
Third Base Umpire - Nick Mahrley

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	22	12	.647	-	W2
Minnesota	19	14	.576	2.5	L1
Kansas City	20	15	.571	2.5	L2
Detroit	18	16	.529	4	L3
Chicago	8	26	.235	14	W2

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J. Berrios11-8

B. Smith1-3

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